Rockbox Development > Feature Ideas
Stop after current
Chronon:
--- Quote from: Llorean on March 18, 2011, 03:02:07 PM ---Why wouldn't "pause after current" work, though?
You can already clear a playlist by explicitly stopping, by selecting a new file, or by using "play next." All three of these can also be used after a "pause after current" to duplicate the effects of a "stop after current." What's the advantage of having both "pause after current" and "stop after current?"
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I agree. "Stop after current" doesn't offer anything tangible in addition to "pause after current".
Llorean:
I think the most noticeable difference between "stop" and "pause" after current would be if a song ended, then you chose "insert next" on a file.
If it were stopped, "insert next" would create a new single-song playlist and begin playing immediately. If it were paused, the song would be inserted, but playback would not be started, and the old playlist would not be discarded.
nls:
--- Quote from: bluebrother on March 19, 2011, 07:25:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: nls on March 19, 2011, 06:06:24 AM ---Yes stopping does clear the playlist so stop after current and clear playlist are functionally the same thing.
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I can't confirm that:
Create a dynamic playlist by playing a file in a folder. Let it play for a bit. Press stop. Playback is now stopped, so the dynamic playlist should be cleared. Press Play. The dynamic playlist resumes.
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As i said:
--- Quote from: nls on March 19, 2011, 06:06:24 AM ---Although a cleared playlist can be resumed making this a little non-obvious most of the time.
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gbl08ma:
I think the difference between stop and pause are that pause keeps the playback buffer in memory while stop does clear it (although it allows playback to be resumed from the point it was before, but it'll need to re-buffer the playlist).
I like it this way as I can use plugins which need to use the playback buffer (e.g. large images on the imageviewer) and that ask to stop playback, without Rockbox "forgetting" what it was playing before.
Perhaps a setting called "Clear playlist on stop" is missing? (and yes, I know, I know, there are some developers that think that we have too many settings already...)
Chronon:
I don't see a need for this setting. Once playback is stopped you can easily just create/play a new playlist. It seems to me that the only compelling reason to clear a playlist is to achieve silence after the currently playing track. If you are just going to add new tracks afterward then you can just use "Play next" to replace the current playlist with those tracks.
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